Explaining AuDHD: The expert-led guide to Autism and ADHD Co-concurrence

by Khurram Sadiq

What is it like to experience both Autism and ADHD?

You’ve probably heard of Autism or ADHD by now. Often thought of as contradictory conditions, much of the discourse around both focuses on their neurological differences. But what about those diagnosed with both? Where do the two conditions intersect and overlap?

Explaining AuDHD is a straight-talking guide for those trying to understand Autism and ADHD as a combined diagnosis. Using real-life stories of people living with AuDHD, this book offers advice for those grappling with a diagnosis, and provides a framework for listeners to advocate for themselves and discuss it with loved ones.

Written in accessible prose by Autism and ADHD expert Dr Khurram Sadiq, Explaining AuDHD is a vital resource for anyone questioning their own neurodiversity, undergoing assessment, or making sense of their recent diagnosis..
Praise for Explaining

'This is going to be a game changer for so many people in the best way' - Ruth Liptrot, Channel Five News

‘A masterpiece. On behalf of everyone grappling to understand their unique brains, thank you! Truly life changing' - Alex Partridge, host of ADHD Chatter and bestselling author of Now It All Makes Sense

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Matt Fletcher-MacDonald is a voice and TV actor who has appeared in Suits and The Strain. He brings his steady American voice to his first audiobook narration of Explaining AuDHD.

Dr Khurram Sadiq is a Consultant Psychiatrist in South East London at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. He is a neurodevelopmental psychiatrist specialising in ASD and ADHD working with adults and children. He is regularly a public speaker on the topic of ADHD and AuDHD including most recently a TEDx at Kings College London. He also has AuDHD.

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Published June 12, 2025

About the author

Dr Khurram Sadiq is a Consultant Neurodevelopmental Psychiatrist and leads the ADHD services at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust and the South East London Integrated Care System. Specializing in autism and ADHD, he is an expert in neurodivergent care pathways and a global speaker on the topic, having delivered six TEDx talks and a speech at United Nations Vienna about neurodiversity. His niche areas are neurodevelopmental conditions, gaming, social media and compassionate leadership.

Reviews

[Lychee · Rating 3 out of 5]

As an AuDHD individual who has done years worth of my own research and have had countless conversations with psychiatrists and therapists, this book is very repetitive, generalized, and elementary. However, I love that this information is being made more accessible, but there was no reason this needed to be so long.

[Grace · Rating 2 out of 5]

Love when my favourite topics get communicated in such a clear way like this, but I’m unsure who this was written for. It lacks the treatment directions that would be useful for clinicians, and the recommended supports for those with lived experience.

I did find it a bit repetitive. I definitely recommend for those who are newer to the concepts and want a clear and thorough overview. I personally would have loved for the case studies to be more detailed, and to dive more into some unique presentations

[Joe Calverley · Rating 3 out of 5]

Successfully explains the nuance between these two conditions and highlights how the overlap can present in “real life”. A fascinating self reflection throughout it, and a lot that resonates strongly.

As a book… it seriously needs an edit. Very repetitive.

[Anja · Rating 3 out of 5]

Leerrijk.
Wat minder herhaling van info zou welkom zijn. Beide diagnoses en al zeker de combinatie van beide gaan daar niet goed op. Zou hij moeten weten.